Health care ethics.

17 year old black boy, with a widely metastasized lymphoma, progressing over almost a year. Lesions almost from head to toe, including liver, spleen and a large colon mass (couldn't approach surgically till metastases debunked via chemotherpy). Carribean Seventh Day Adventist family, extremly conservative and orthodox. Children must absolutely obey parents, and noone takes any medicine into God's temple (our body) except natural products. Back in Jamaica, a family member died on cancer chemo therapy. Painful death. Family allowed the boy naturopathic treatment, as things got worse, ending with arrival in ED close to death. Here's the kicker, folks, biopsy of lesions show over 85 % chance of 5 year survival (standard for "cure") with modern chemo therapy (kids tend to be much more treatable). Family refusing definitive treatment. Counselors, ethicists, clinicians, clergy, many others tried their best. Family resolute. What to do, all you sensitive clever bloggers? Take case to a judge to force treatment? Respect their wishes? ????? Aa.

Aaltarboy

Belfast, Maine, USA

Have lived/worked/studied in the USA and overseas. Life here is ideal in many ways, but am looking for a life partner who could live in several places for parts of the year, to enjoy climate and cultural variety this would bring. For this, I like the [read more]

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